religious aspects

"From one of the nation's preeminent experts on economic policy, a major reassessment of the foundations of modern economic thinking that explores the profound influence of an until-now unrecognized force--religion"--Amazon.

"If only life could be like surfing! Having "funny" hair and being embarrassed in school is hard, but when little surfer Mop studies the lessons of the waves--breathing, letting the bad waves go by, and riding the good ones--he learns how to bring the mindfulness and joy of surfing into his whole life"--Provided by publisher.

Colorful illustrations show how the sky and nature proclaim God's glory.

"Through their poetry and the photos taken by family members, we go with [the authors] on their journey through various phases and perspectives of the transforming emotion of gratitude. In this illustrated book, you will find the opportunity to consciously and deliberately develop your own skill to feel gratitude more deeply, and give it more freely. And you will be challenged to turn the passive holiday noun 'Thanksgiving' into the active, year-long verb 'Thanks-Giving'"--Provided by publisher.

Sister Helen Prejean's story of her encounter with the death penalty in America.

"More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. In [this book], [the author] examines the mechanisms that foster a thriving belief in extraterrestrial life. Her work takes her from Silicon Valley to the Vatican Secret Archive and reveals how media has supplanted religion as a cultural authority that offers believers answers about non-human intelligent life"--Provided by publisher.

"[A] . . . book for everyone . . . interested in mindfulness--a . . . clear, step-by-step explanation of the Buddha's original teachings on the subject, . . . from a secular, non-Buddhist perspective"--OCLC.

Explores winter festivals from different cultures around the world.

Relates the story of a young man and a new minister who fifty years earlier encountered a terrible tragedy and while the minister renounces his ministry the young man leaves his hometown only to fight the demons inside of him with addiction, but these two men once again meet up and the young man realizes that revival has more than one meaning.

Contains over one hundred illustrations of masks that represents the development of various cultural and spiritual environments, and describes how ancient peoples wore masks to attract spouses, celebrate important events, worship their gods, and more.